7-Year-Old Farren Grace has been bravely battling Leukaemia, and her community has helped by raising over R430,000 to cover her medical costs.
Durban, South Africa (22 December 2021) – One month before her birthday, Farren Grace, a grade one pupil from Westville, Durban, was diagnosed with Leukemia. The diagnosis came as a massive shock, but the family rallied to support Farren through her battle, and her community has stepped up to do the same.
Farren is a bright and playful girl that loves the beach and the outdoors, adventuring, running, playing, swimming, and watching sunrises with her parents.
As a result of her condition, Farren faces frequent infections, fatigue as well as bleeding and bruising as her abnormal white blood cells travel through her bloodstream, attacking her healthy cells. She is hospital-bound at present.
Currently, Farren is undergoing her second phase of chemotherapy – the most intense phase, which means most of her time is spent in isolation at Netcare Parklands Hospital. She will then need a bone marrow biopsy to determine the effectiveness of her treatment and the way forward.
Dealing with Farren’s devastating diagnosis has been difficult for her parents, Elrigh Grace and Katie Pillinger, who have spent every possible moment at their daughter’s side as she has endured multiple rounds of chemotherapy over the last three months.
“At the moment we are just taking it one day at a time and rely heavily on our faith to get us through. It’s been incredibly tough and a rollercoaster ride but Farren is positive and keeps us all smiling with her optimism!” says Katie Pillinger
The Grace family are eternally grateful for the community surrounding them during this difficult time.
With the generous support of 313 donors, over R430,000 has been raised on BackaBuddy to help fund Farren’s cancer treatment and home care estimated to cost over R500,000.
“We so appreciate every prayer; messages of encouragement and hope; acts of kindness and love and of course donations which hugely help ease the financial burden Farren’s treatment and care will place on her family.
Thank you for being part of this journey with us as our little warrior Farren beats cancer!!” – Elrigh Grace
They are so close to the goal of R500,000, so if you would like to contribute over the festive season, you can do so via BackaBuddy here.
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